I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 74 Wei Dian is not right

As we get older, we don’t express our emotions as directly as young people do, but keep them deep in our hearts.

But every word and action is like drinking water, only you know whether it is hot or cold.

Of course, Xie An did this because, on the one hand, he had been with Zhang Lin for a long time, and the trust between them had gradually built up. More importantly, after Zhang Hengshui's death, his own strength had also increased.

Now that the disguise has been removed, it’s no longer a matter of trust or not.

But...it was not Xie An who placed his own safety in the hands of others.

Zhang Lin, of course, didn't know Xie An's true thoughts. He bowed deeply and said, "Brother, I, Zhang Lin, want to apologize to you. I rushed to report it. I, Zhang Lin, have always felt guilty and regretted it."

Xie An stepped forward and helped him up. "Brother Zhang, you're too polite. That's just human nature. And when you reported it, you didn't take away my credit in front of Deacon Wei Dian, but reported it truthfully. In troubled times, who doesn't want to stand out? It's rare to be able to uphold principles and bottom lines, so why should I care?"

Moreover, it was Brother Zhang who recommended me to join the Tiger and Wolf Sect and showed me the way. He also lent me money. I will always remember these things.”

Xie An spoke from his heart.

A gentleman does not care about his deeds.

Even if fatherly love is selfless, it does not mean that the father has no selfish desires. Instead, after weighing his selfish desires, the father still chooses to starve himself and give the only bread in his hand to his son.

Having lived two lives, Xie An could naturally understand these things.

In these troubled times, Zhang Lin is considered a pretty good person.

Zhang Lin felt even more ashamed after hearing Xie An's words. He wanted to say something to express his attitude, but Xie An stopped him and said, "Is this the silver I got from selling the horse?"

Zhang Lin nodded quickly: "Yes, I have calculated all the silver, a total of five hundred taels."

He handed the entire bag of silver to Xie An, without mentioning the 70%-30% split.

How could Xie An not see Zhang Lin’s thoughts?

He immediately picked out seven large silver ingots worth fifty taels each and accepted them. "According to our previous agreement, we'll split it 70% and 30% of the money. I'll just take three hundred and fifty taels."

When he reached the door, Xie An stopped again.

"My name is Xie An. You can just call me Brother Xie. No need to call me Old Brother."

Zhang Lin and Zhou Xing looked at Xie An's receding back, standing there for a long time, speechless.

……

Xie An took the huge sum of 300 taels and went to the temple in Shuideng Town. He spent 240 taels to buy three sets of tiger meat soup. He was planning to go back to practice the medicine bath and prepare to break through the Jingrou realm.

But just as he was leaving the hall, he met Zhang Lin who was rushing over.

"Brother...Xie brother, I finally found you."

"Brother Zhang, what's wrong?"

"The head deacon just came to the Blood Ridge Black Market to discuss matters with us. I was looking for you everywhere. Let's go quickly and meet the incense master."

"it is good."

Xie An agreed immediately.

A day had passed since the incident at the Chen Mansion, and it seemed that the news of the Chen Mansion being exterminated had already fermented. Fang Baiyu would definitely make the next move, and Xie An guessed that Wei Dian's visit to him was probably related to this matter.

Xie An felt that Fang Baiyu's order to massacre the Chen family was definitely to frame the Plum Blossom Monster. He wondered what Fang Baiyu's subsequent plans would be...

Are we going to go and suppress bandits again?

When he arrived at the familiar villa, Xie An met Wei Dian again.

Wei Dian was still wearing his conical hat, sitting on the edge of the bed behind the gauze curtain. Although he sat upright, Xie An, who had cultivated his aura, could clearly feel that Wei Dian was very weak inside.

cough cough cough.

Wei Dian's hoarse cough interrupted Xie An's thoughts.

"After such a long time in the Blood Ridge Black Market, you've finally taken off your mask. Great!" Wei Dian immediately gave Xie An his approval. "Do you mind telling me your name?"

As the incense master, Wei Dian should have asked Xie An to remove his veil and ask for his name long ago.

The reason he didn't do so was simply because he thought Xie An was chosen by Tang Qingyun, the elder of the Kaogong Hall. Ordinary people would only think that Elder Tang and the hall master were on the same level. But Wei Dian knew... much more than that.

Just refer to Baiyutang and you will know.

Baiyu Hall has no elders, only one hall master and two deputy hall masters.

Generally, there are no elders in the hall.

The position of elder is only available at the Tiger and Wolf Sect headquarters.

This means that Tang Qingyun, the elder of the Kaogong Hall... is here to gain experience and gild his resume!

He would soon be promoted to a high-ranking position at Tiger and Wolf Sect headquarters, becoming an elder there at the very least. This was a truly influential figure, one that even Fang Baiyu couldn't compare to.

Because of this, in the past six months, Wei Dian not only did not force Xie An to do anything, but instead took extra care of Xie An:

For example, convenience is provided in terms of exercises and medicinal supplements.

For example, the last time he went to the Blood Ridge Black Market to suppress the Plum Blossom Monster, Xie An actually didn't make any contribution. It was just an analysis, and it was wrong. But Wei Dian still promoted Xie An to the second deacon.

Including the later encirclement and suppression of the Plum Blossom Monster in Chen Mansion, Wei Dian directly asked Xie An to stay away from the battlefield. In addition to his poor family background, he also took into consideration the factor of Tang Qingyun behind Xie An.

It’s just that Wei Dian doesn’t talk much and he values ​​actions more than words.

However, Xie An had lived two lives and was very sharp-minded, so he naturally knew Wei Dian's care and intentions for him.

Although Wei Dian did all this for Tang Qingyun's sake, Xie An still felt somewhat grateful.

At this point, Xie An felt that there was no need to continue hiding the secret from the incense master.

"My name is Xie An, and I was originally a pawnshop owner at the Li family pawnshop in Wuqiao Town. Since I was new to the black market, I felt uneasy and therefore concealed my identity. I hope Master Wei will forgive me."

Seeing Xie An finally speaking frankly, Wei Dian smiled in relief. "The black market is inherently dangerous and it's easy to make enemies with the underworld. Many people are like you, so it's not a big deal. Now that you can be frank, I think you've adapted to the black market and recognize me as your incense master."

Xie An said, "Thanks to Master Wei Xiang for taking care of me."

Wei Dian nodded slightly. "Stop standing and talking. Lin Yun, move two chairs over. Then go to the cabinet in the back and get some of my treasured aged tea and brew it."

"Yes."

Lin Yun, the chief deacon, personally brought over two chairs with reclining backs and a small table, took out some aged tea, and made tea for Zhang Lin and the other man.

This kind of treatment has never been seen before.

At one point, Xie An and Zhang Lin felt embarrassed to sit down.

Xie An sensed that something was wrong with Wei Dian today...

Wei Dian noticed the two's embarrassment and said with a smile, "Just sit down if I tell you to. There's no need to be restrained."

The voice was not loud, but it had a tone that left no room for argument.

Xie An and the other man had no choice but to sit down and take the tea handed to them by Lin Yun.

"Don't be so reserved, come and try my collection of aged tea and see how it tastes." Wei Dian said with a smile, intending to break the sense of restraint between them.

Only then did Xie An and the other man pick up the teacup and take a sip.

Judging from what Xie An had seen and heard in his previous life, this tea was... average.

But he said, "It is indeed the aged tea collected by Wei Xiangzhu. The taste is really unique."

Zhang Lin quickly agreed: "This is the best tea I have ever tasted in my life."

cough cough cough.

Wei Dian was probably choked by what the two people said, or maybe because he was in a good mood, he actually laughed, "Exaggeration, exaggeration."

With just one sentence, the slightly dull atmosphere in the room was swept away, and there was a bit more laughter.

After some lively greetings, Wei Dian got to the point: "I've called you two here today to discuss the future of our Blood Ridge lineage... Ahem, Lin Yun, you speak."

(End of this chapter)